Wednesday, November 21, 2007

The Venezuela-Iran Axis

Look for the next false-flag 9/11 to be blamed on Iranians working through Venezuela.

Or "Al-CIA-Duh" if they have to, whatever!


"Ahmadinejad, Chávez forge alliance; Promise to work together to end US imperialism" by Nasser Karimi/Associated Press November 20, 2007

TEHRAN - The presidents of Venezuela and Iran boasted yesterday that they will defeat American imperialism together, saying the fall of the dollar is a prelude to the end of Washington's global dominance.

Hugo Chávez's visit to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. in Tehran followed a failed weekend attempt by the duo to move the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries away from the slumping greenback.

Their proposal at an OPEC summit was overruled by other members, led by Saudi Arabia. a strong United States ally.

But the cartel agreed to have OPEC finance ministers discuss the idea, and the two allies' move showed their potential for stirring up problems for the United States.

Yesterday was Chávez's fourth visit to Tehran in two years -- a string of technical agreements and a torrent of rhetoric presenting the two countries as an example of how smaller nations can stand up to a superpower.

"God willing, with the fall of the dollar, the deviant US imperialism will fall as soon as possible, too," Chávez said after a two-hour closed meeting with Ahmadinejad, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported.

As the dollar weakens, oil prices have soared to $100 a barrel.

Chávez said over the weekend at the OPEC meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that prices would more than double to $200 if the US attacked Iran or Venezuela.

"The US empire is coming down," he told Venezuelan state television, calling the European Union's euro a better option and saying Latin American nations were also considering a common currency.

Ahmadinejad backed his "dear brother" Chavez in their joint fight with the Bush administration. "We have common viewpoints and will stand by each other until we capture the high peaks. God is with us and victory is awaiting us," Ahmadinejad said, according to IRNA.

He said he and Chavez would stick together to defend their "nations and ideals to the end."

During the OPEC meeting, Iran and Venezuela proposed that the cartel begins pricing its oil in a basket of currencies, rather than just the dollar, and wanted the summit to specifically express concern over the dollar's slide in its final statement.

Saudi Arabia blocked those moves. Saudi Arabia's foreign minister cautioned that even talking publicly about the currency's decline could further hurt its value.

Chavez repeated his warnings that attacking Iran would further increase oil prices.

"It's very important that they leave us in peace, the major oil-producing countries," he said.

Although it is a sensitive issue for his ally, Chávez joked about acquiring his own atomic bombs, apparently seeking to poke fun at the US accusation that Iran is using its nuclear program as a cover to develop nuclear weapons.

According to a Venezuelan state TV report, when a reporter asked about the aims of his visit, Chávez said: "As the imperialist press says, I came to look for an atomic bomb, and I've got it here. If anyone should cross me, I'll fire it."

Ahmadinejad did not appear to offer any reaction to the joke when he spoke later.

Chávez has strongly supported Iran's right to have a civilian nuclear program, backing the position of Tehran that its atomic activities are intended solely for the peaceful production of electricity.

"Iran has a right to have nuclear energy for peaceful uses," Chávez said."